Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 31.6% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 41.4% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
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